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Rebecca Mark-Jusbasche has held major leadership
positions with one of the world's largest corporations. She
was chairman and CEO of Azurix from 1998 to 2000. Prior
to that time, she joined Enron Corp. in 1982, became executive
vice president of Enron Power Corp. in 1986, chairman and
CEO of Enron Development Corp. in 1991, chairman and CEO of
Enron International in 1996 and vice chairman of Enron Corp.
in 1998. She was named to Fortune's "50 Most Powerful
Women in American Business" in 1998 and 1999 and Independent
Energy Executive of the Year in 1994. She serves on
a number of boards and is a member of the Young President's
Organization.
She is a graduate of Baylor University and Harvard University.
She is married and has two children.
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Lee H. Rosenthal has been a United States
District Court Judge for the South District of Texas, Houston
Division, since 1994. Prior to that time, she was a
partner in Baker & Botts, one of the nation's largest
law firms. She was selected as Trial Judge of the Year
for 2000 by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate
Specialists. She has been president of the Epilepsy
Association of Houston/Gulf Coast and secretary of the national
board of the Epilepsy Foundation of America. She is
a co-founder of the Gordon and Mary Cain Pediatric Neurology
Research Foundation.
She holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University
of Chicago. She is married and has four daughters.
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Carol Warley is a partner
in the Houston office of KPMG.
She joined the firm in 1977. She is responsible
for personal financial planning for business owners, corporate
executives, professionals and other high net worth individuals.
She is past president of the Houston Estate and Financial
Forum, former board member of the Houston Chapter of the Texas
Society of Public Accountants and the Planned Giving Council,
vice chairman of Junior Achievement and chairman of the Texas
Children's Hospital Planned Gift Advisory Council. She
was named among the top 250 financial advisors in the U.S. by
Worth Magazine from 1996 to 2001.
She received her B.B.A. from the University of Houston. She
is married and has one child.
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Dr. Yvonne Cormier holds
board certification in Anesthesiology/Pain Management. She
holds a undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University,
attended Brown University and holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology
from Yale University. She received her M.D. from Baylor
College of Medicine, where she also did her residency training
and was chief resident in Anesthesiology. In addition
to her practice, she is an adjunct assistant professor at the
University of Texas Medical School Department of Pharmacology.
She is on the active staff at Memorial Hermann Memorial
City Hospital, Columbia Gramercy and Piney Point Surgery Center.
She has published 36 papers and eight book chapters.
Dr. Cormier is married and has three children.
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Sarna Sunshine is a Licensed
Master Social Worker, Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
She is a Board Certified Diplomate of the National Association
of Social Workers and a Certified Group Therapist. She
is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and certified
in divorce mediation. Founder of Briargrove Psychotherapy
Associates, she maintains a private practice in individual,
marital, family and group therapy. She also is executive
director of Children Cope, a non-profit organization which presents
weekly court-mandated seminars to parents. She is a member
of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Houston
Group Psychotherapy Association, the National Association of
Social Workers and the Mental Health Association.
A graduate of the University of Houston, she is married and
has three children.
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Dr. Barbara D. Taylor is
a graduate of Rice University. She attended medical school
and residency at Baylor College of Medicine. She was a
private practitioner of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Texas
Medical Center for 12 years. In 1995, while still practicing
medicine, she began an executive Masters of Business Administration
program designed for physicians. When she completed her
M.B.A., she pursued a law degree at the University of Houston
Law Center. She recently discontinued her practice of
medicine and will graduate from law school in December 2001.
She plans to integrate all of her educational disciplines
in an innovative manner in future endeavors.
She considers balance most important in remaining healthy
and productive.
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Pauline Edwards Higgins
has been vice president and associate general counsel for J.
P. Morgan Chase & Co. since 1997. She was with
Exxon Company, U.S.A. in various tax law and litigation positions
from 1990 to 1996, except a two-year leave during which she
served as chief of staff and counsel to U.S. Congresswoman Sheila
Jackson Lee. She was with Bracewell
& Patterson and Vinson
& Elkins prior to joining Exxon. She also clerked
with the Supreme Court of Delaware. Prior to becoming
an attorney, she was chief financial officer for Benjamin Franklin
Savings and an audit/tax manager with Coopers & Lybrand.
She holds a LL.M. from the University
of Houston, a J.D. from Tulane School of Law and a B.S. from
Louisiana State University. She is licensed by the State
Bar of Texas, the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy,
the American Institute of Public Accountancy and the Texas
Society of Certified Public Accountants.
She is married with two sons.
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Jennifer Jacobs is a partner
at Bracewell & Patterson
and is section head of the School and Public Law Section. She
specializes in special education; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Student Discipline; Student
Residency, Due Process for Medical Peer Review Proceedings,
Family and Medical Leave Act and Sexual Harassment Claims. She
is affiliated with the Houston Young Lawyers Association, Texas
Association of School Boards, Council of School Attorneys, National
School Board Association, Council of School Attorneys and National
Association of College and University Attorneys.
A graduate of Southern Methodist University with a B.A. and
of Harvard Law School with a J.D., she is married and has
two children.
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Chris Vasquez is vice president
and CEO of Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital. She joined
Memorial Hermann in 1992 as an Administrative Fellow.
She was appointed assistant vice president of Memorial Hermann
Southwest Hospital in 1995. She is president of The American
College of Healthcare Executives-Greater Houston Chapter and
the West University United Methodist Church Administrative Board.
She is a founding board member of Medical Bridges, Inc.
She received her masters in Healthcare Administration from the
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Nanine Ewing is a licensed psychologist and
licensed family and marriage therapist. She presently
is in private practice. She has served as a consultant
to Fairmount Clinic in Dallas and Albuquerque, to the American
Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, to the Texas Institute for Research
and Rehabilitation and the Psychiatric Association of Houston.
She is a board member of the Group Psychotherapy Foundation
and a council board member of The Fielding Institute. She
is a member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association,
the American Psychological Association, the Houston Group
Psychotherapy Association, the American Dance Therapy Association
and the Southwest Group Psychotherapy Society.
Dr. Ewing holds an undergraduate degree from
Randolph-Macon, a M.A. in counseling psychology from St. Mary's
College and a Ph.D. from The Fielding Institute.
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Debbie Fiorito
is executive vice president and chief communications officer
of Dynegy. She oversees
all external and internal communications for the company. She
previously was senior vice president of Public Affairs of Chase
Bank of Texas. She also held senior communications positions
with Apache Corporation, Mitchell Energy & Development and
Washington, D.C.-based public relations firms. She serves
on the boards of the March of Dimes, the Greater Houston Convention
& Visitors Bureau, the Contemporary Arts Museum, the Houston
Image Group and the Society for the Performing Arts. She
chairs the Downtown Houston Association.
She and her husband have three children.
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Belinda Phelps
is vice president of J.P. Morgan Private Bank. She was
vice president, Private Bank, Banking Services for Texas Commerce
Bank/Chase Bank of Texas from 1991 to 2000, and she was vice
president, commercial banking for Texas Commerce Bank from 1989-1991.
She is a board member of Chinquapin School, chaired the
SEARCH Fall Campaign and served on the board of the American
Heart Association North.
Belinda holds a B.B.A. in finance from Texas A&M University
and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University.
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Nancy McGregor
served as special counsel to the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency, as special assistant to the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and as special assistant to the General
Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission. She also was
with Steptoe and Johnson, a Washington, D.C. law firm. In Houston,
she has served as chair and currently is on the board of Planned
Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, has served on the
board of the Houston Food Bank, was co-founder of the Women's
Guild of the Houston Area Women's Center, has chaired committees
for St. John's School and currently is chair of Summerbridge
Houston.
She has a B.A. from Barnard College and a J.D. from Harvard
Law School. She is married and has three children.
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